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Emma Burleigh

Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Before joining the Success desk, she co-authored Fortune’s CHRO Daily newsletter, extensively covering the workplace and the future of jobs. Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics. She has a joint-master’s degree from New York University in Global Journalism and East Asian Studies.

Evolena de Wilde, co-founder and CEO of Faircado
Success
This millennial AI CEO works with Ebay and has just raised millions for her start-up—unlike tech bros she doesn’t use futuristic gadgets calling them mostly ‘useless’ 
By Emma BurleighMarch 20, 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and Suni Williams (R).
Success
The Boeing Starliner astronauts have returned to Earth after nine long months stuck in space—but their $150,000 salary won’t come with overtime
By Emma BurleighMarch 19, 2025
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of DeepMind.
Success
Google DeepMind CEO says that humans have just over 5 years before AI will outsmart them
By Emma BurleighMarch 18, 2025
Steve Jobs.
Success
Steve Jobs was just 12 when he called HP’s cofounder. What happened next put him on the path to success at Apple
By Emma BurleighMarch 16, 2025
Valerie Chapman.
Success
A 25-year-old content creator turned a layoff into an opportunity. Now an influencer on LinkedIn, she says the platform can be more profitable than TikTok
By Emma BurleighMarch 16, 2025
Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett.
Success
Melinda French Gates said Warren Buffett’s advice helped her set boundaries as a leader
By Emma BurleighMarch 13, 2025
Vanna White, co-host of 'Wheel of Fortune.'
Success
Vanna White only works 34 days a year filming ‘Wheel of Fortune’—and was making a $3 million salary
By Emma BurleighMarch 13, 2025
Courtney Allen, freelancer and entrepreneur.
Success
This millennial turned her passion for making PowerPoints into a $4 million business
By Emma BurleighMarch 12, 2025
Young students play with laptop at school.
Success
China’s six-year-olds are already being offered AI classes in school in a bid to train the next generation of DeepSeek founders
By Emma BurleighMarch 10, 2025
AI robot hand and human hand connect.
Success
This 25-year-old was fired from her day job—Now, she and others are their own boss with the help of AI tutors
By Emma BurleighMarch 9, 2025
dbt Labs founder and CEO Tristan Handy.
Success
CEO of $4.2 billion tech giant says defying Silicon Valley’s ‘move fast and break things’ mantra was essential to growing his business
By Emma BurleighMarch 7, 2025
YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as Mr. Beast.
Success
MrBeast is the world’s top YouTuber with an $85 million empire—but he says the average person ‘would be miserable’ living his life
By Emma BurleighMarch 6, 2025
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Success
Amazon CEO says he’s cutting middle managers because they want to ‘put their fingerprint on everything.’ That’s music to the ears of Gen Z
By Emma BurleighMarch 4, 2025
Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Harvard University at its 2017 366th Commencement Exercises.
Success
From dorm rooms to boardrooms: This U.S. college has created more billionaires than anywhere else, including Mark Zuckerberg and Jamie Dimon
By Emma BurleighMarch 4, 2025
Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra
Success
Poshmark’s CEO lets his Gen Z workers choose what he wears—he says it helps him ‘immerse’ into the next generation’s thinking
By Emma BurleighMarch 3, 2025
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